Local ski resorts finally get the conditions they've been waiting for, so what are you waiting for?
Mountain High Resort in Wrightwood was opened top to bottom Sunday.
"The amount of snow that we've made been able to make is a great testament to the improvements we've made in our snowmaking system," Mountain High spokesperson Karl Kapuscinski said. "Our new snow guns and system upgrades allowed up to take advantage of the cold, dry temperatures.
The Faultline Terrain Park is now open with a full lineup of boxes and rails.
The two major resorts at Big Bear are finally open for business, thanks to several nights of perfect snow-making weather. The cold, dry conditions found in the latest Santa Ana fit the bill, allowing the snow makers at Bear Mountain and Snow Summit to put their $12 million in new equipment to good use. The resorts are opening with a 8- to 12-inch base, good coverage and four chairlifts operating.
Mother Nature is expected to pitch in this weekend, and again next week with at least a couple of chances of natural snow. The National Weather Service is reporting that the region could get a couple of feet of fresh powder between Sunday and Thursday, and another big storm is forecasted for the weekend before Christmas.
Even San Diego's Mount Laguna, Cuyamaca and Palomar should see a few inches of snow sometime next week. If this keeps up, locals could see a white Christmas without having to drive too far. In fact, if the storm is as bad and gets as cold as some forecasters predict, snow could fall in Julian or even up on Interstate 8 around Pine Valley.
